Aunt June

Feeling a bit sad because of a situation going on with my elderly aunt, June. She is in her late 80s and has never married, always living alone and away from all family, in up-state NY. Recently, her mental and physical status has declined and she is no longer able to manage on her own. For years, the family has been trying to get her to move south, so she could be closer by, but she wouldn't do it. Instead, she got to a place where she could no longer care for herself and forced to accept help and alternate placement. The family got her a place in an assisted living center in AL, near several close family members. But, she has been uncooperative and is now going to have to be moved to a nursing home. I am sad b/c in her prime, Aunt June was one of the most well-educated women around, world-traveled, gourmet cook, college English professor, and more. Now, she is medicated and placed in a home she doesn't want to be in, dependent on others just like she never wanted to be. For the family, there aren't any options - she has boxed herself into this corner. I pray she can find a happy ending!